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Posts tagged as “Internet”

Senator Russell Olson Takes Up Web Space

In the interest of equal time, here's Senate Majority Leader Russell Olson, with this informative summary of Week 6 in the South Dakota State Legislature: Oh, wait, did I say informative? Good grief, I've issued more farts with more substance,…

Senate Majority Leader Blocks Citizen Access to Information?

I read on Dakota War College that our Republican legislators are getting social media friendly. Hooray for online accessibility! DWC mentions my own State Senator, Majority Leader Russell Olson (R-8/Wentworth), as a pretty regular Tweeter. Interested citizen that I am,…

Teacher Rejects Technofear, Advocates Intelligent Interaction

Education expert and Facebook non-user Displaced Plainsman responds to the Brookings School District's consideration of anti-Facebook-fraternization rules with the techno-historical analogy of the week: The logic behind limiting teachers' use of social media seems akin to an effort to prevent…

Governor Daugaard Makes Subtle Appeal for Lake-Blog Support

Remember way back in June, right after his unexpectedly big primary victory, when candidate Dennis Daugaard just wanted to "go to the lake"? From the looks of the promptly updated state website, Governor Dennis Daugaard is still there (see header;…

Lake County Opens Searchable Property Tax Database

The Lake County website is showing clear signs of improvement. In recent months the county has started posting commission agendae and minutes (though five days after oaths, their webmaster still needs to update the commission chair and members). The county…

Brookings Schools Consider Strict Social Network Rules

The Brookings School District is considering strict rules on teacher-student fraternization. It's easy to portray such rules as essential for protecting students, given the seamy accusations of sexy texting and worse against former Sioux Falls teacher Nicholas Jastorff (who did…

Rolling Homework: Web Buses!

I don't know if this project is a money-saver or not. But for all those kids around South Dakota with long rides to and from school, maybe we can maximize our educational impact by transforming all of our buses into…

Madville Times Tech Changes — Suggestions?

In the coming weeks, I plan some significant technological changes on the Madville Times. I'd like your input. I may be liberal in politics, but I can be darned conservative when it comes to information technology. I'm still using Windows…